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verb

Dye v. t. (past & past part. dyed; pres. part. dyeing) To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. "Cloth to be dyed of divers colors." "The soul is dyed by its thoughts."

To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. "He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool."

Synonyms: See Stain.

adjective

dyed adj.

Colored or impregnated with dye. (Narrower terms: dyed-in-the-wool, yarn-dyed; hennaed). Antonym: undyed.

Synonyms: tinted.

Having a new color imparted by impregnation with dye; having an artificially produced color; not naturally colored. (Narrower terms: bleached)

Synonyms: colored.

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Etymology of 'Dyed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dyed" Quotes from Famous Books

... most durable and the strongest is called t'ou-lo-mien; the second quality is called fan-pu or 'foreign cloth'; the third 'tree cotton' or mu-mien; the fourth ki-pu. These textures are sometimes dyed in various colours and brightened with strange patterns. The pieces measure up to five or six feet ...

— The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa

... detective, musingly; "wedding ring—not a new one. Finger nails well cared for, but recently neglected. Hair dyed to hide gray patches; dye wanted renewing. Shoes, French. Night-robe, silk; good lace; probably French, also. Faint perfume—don't know what it is—apparently proceeding from civet fur. Furs, ...

— The Yellow Claw • Sax Rohmer

... sack dyed brown a fortnight before. It was the one she did her gardening in, and it might have infuriated the cow. And she kept out of the garden ...

— The Peterkin Papers • Lucretia P Hale

... from the outer darkness,' said the Captain scornfully. 'All wealthy nations know that our finest stuffs are twice dyed—dibaptha. They're only for the robes of ...

— The Story of the Amulet • E. Nesbit

... Edinburgh on 19th January:—"We have here a very diverting lion and sundry wild beasts; but the most meritorious is Miss Lydia White, who is what Oxonians call a lioness of the first order, with stockings nineteen times dyed blue; very lively, very good-humoured, and extremely absurd. It is very diverting to see the sober Scotch ladies staring at this phenomenon."—Life, vol. iii. pp. 38, ...

— The Journal of Sir Walter Scott - From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford • Walter Scott

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